Cider mill



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Patented May 20, 1.884.

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ALPHEUS D. IlAIIt, IOF MEXICO, INDIANA.

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HPEICIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,864, dated May 20, 1884s Application led March 19, 1884. (No model.)

quantity of apples in avery short time, and4 in which the pomace and cider are automatically separated, and which mill operates very.

rapidly, partly filters the cider, and requires but comparatively little power.

The invention consists in a cider-mill constructed with two endless fabric bands or aprons passed over suitable rollers, one of which aprons receives the pomace from the grindingmill and carries it overaseries of rollers, above which a reciprocating presserplate is arifanged below the shafts, carrying cams for pressing the presser-plate downward. The pomace is then carried by the aprons between two presser-rollers, and is then carried off by the aprons which are beaten by a pair of beaters, to cause the pomace to drop off after the j uice has been extracted. The invention also consists in various parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional eleva tion of my improved cider-mill. Fig. 2 is a side view of the pressure-adjusting device for the presser-rollers. Fig.V 3 isa plan view of the mill, parts being broken out.

The frame of the machine consists of two side pieces, A, at one upper corner of which a hopper, B, is formed, the sides and ends of which are inclined downwardtoward the mid dle. In the lower part of the hopper a transverse grinding-roller, C, is located, which is mounted on a transverse shaft, G, journaled in the standards A, and provided at one end with a belt-pulley, D, and at the opposite end with a pulley, D. The length of the grinding-roller is about one-fourth or one-third the width of the frame. From the grinder the pomace drops upon an endless fabric band or apron, E, which passes over a roller, F, below the hopper, under a roller, J, a short distance from the roller F, over a series of rollers, H, between two presser-rollers, G :and G, around a transverse roller, F2, at the opposite end of the frame, and under a roller, F, at the bottom of the frame, and in the middle of its length, in the direction from that end of the machine at which the roller F is located, toward the opposite end. A like endless fabric band or apron, K, passes over a roller, L, a short distance inward from the hopper, over the above-mentioned roller J, over that part of the apron or band E resting on the roller H, between the rollers G and G, over a roller, L2, above the roller F2, so that the outer surfaces of the two endless bands E and K will be in contact with each other between the roller J and the rollers G and G. Between the top and bottom strand of the endless band or apron E a trough, M, is arranged for catching the cider, which is provided in its bottom with an outletpipe, M', the lower part of the said trough being directly above the roller F.

The bottom presser-roller, G, is provided with a belt-pulley, N, over which and the pulley D on the shaft Ca crossed belt, N, passes, the pulley N being considerably larger than the pulleyD. A belt, O', passes over thepulley D on the shaft C, and over alarger pulley, O, on one end of the crank-shaft l?, on the opposite end of which'crank-shaft a pulley, P2,

is mounted, over which a belt, l, passes, which also passes over a pulley, Q', on a shaft, Q, provided at its opposite end with apulley, Q2, over which and a` pulley, R, on the corresponding end of a shaft, It, a belt, R', passes. On the ends of the shafts H of the rollers H pulleys H2 are 1nounted,which are arranged in pairs, and over each pair a belt, H3, passes. The two middle adjoining shafts H are also provided with belt-pulleys H", over which a belt, H, passes. One of the end shafts H is provided with a pulley, H, over which a belt, S, passes, which also passes over a pulley, S, on one end ofthe upper presser-roller, G. A fiat press-plate, T, rests on the inner IGO surface of the bottom layer or strand of the endless apron or band, Kfand islocated above the rollers II and below the shafts R and Q, on which shafts R and Q camsVare mounted, which are adapted to act on the said pressplate. A connecting-bar, W, is pivoted between jaws W', projecting upward from the pressplate T, and to the crank of the shaft I). Two transverse shafts U and U, are journaled in the side boards, A, and on the same wings or knockers d are formed, the shafts U and U being so located that the knockers d can strike the bottom strands of the bands or aprons E and VK after they have left the presser-rollers vG and G. A pulley, g, is mounted on one end of the shaft U', and over the same a belt, h, passes, which also passes over a pulley, 7s, on the shaft of the bottom presser-roller, G, and

adjoining the pulley N. A crossed plate, Z,

.will be pressed against each other.

passes over a pulley, m, on the opposite end of the shaft U, and over a pulley, m', on the corresponding end of the upper shaft, U. The parts are thus all driven from the shaft G', which is provided with a crank-handle or with a driving-pulley, or connected with any other suitable means for revolving` it. It is evident that in place of the belts herein described, driving chains or ropes can be used, or gearing can also be used.

The upper presser-roller, G', must be pressed in the direction toward thelower presser-roller, so that the two layers of fabric E and K To accomplish this a spring, o, is arranged over the journal p, resting on the shaft of the roller G', and on the said spring the plate q rests, on which the screw r is adapted to act, by means of which the tension of the spring o can be adjusted as desired.

The operation is as follows: The apples are placed in the hopper B, and are ground by the roller C. The pomace passes on the endless apron or band E, which moves in the direction of the arrow a', and carries the pomace in between. the adjoining layers of the endless bands or aprons E and K. The presser-plate T is reciprocated and assists incarrying the pomace forward. For every revolution of the shafts R and Q the cams V act on the presserplate and press it down, thus pressing the juice from the pomace, which juice or cider collects in the trough M, andiiows out through the outlet-pipe M. The pomace is then carried by the endless bands or aprons between the rollers G and G, which give it a final pressing, thereby pressing out the remaining juice or cider. The beater d on the shaft U strikes the ascending bottom parts of the endless apron or band K, thus causing the pomace adhering to the same to drop off, and upon the top part of the endless band or apron E. The pomace is carried by the said band over the roller F2, and as the apron or band descends it is beaten by the wing or beater d on the shaft U', causing the remaining particles of thepomace to drop off.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a cider mill, the combination, with two endless fabric aprons or bands, of a series of presser-rollers, and of a reciprocating presser-plate held above the rollers, the endless bands or aprons passing between the rollers and the presser-plate, substantially as herein shown and described.

V2. In a cider-mill, the combination, with two endless bands or aprons passing over rollers, of a series of rollers arranged below one band, and a presser-plate arranged above the other band, so that the adjoining parts of the two bands pass between the presser-plate and ward the rollers, substantially as herein shown -and described.

4. In a cider-mill, the combination, with -two endless bands or aprons, of rollers over which they pass, presser-rollers held under one band, a reciprocating presser-plate held above the other band, and cams or their equivalents for pressing it in the direction toward the rollers below it, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In a cider-mill, the combination, with two endless fabric aprons or bands, of rollers over which the bands pass, a series of rollers arranged under one band, a reciprocating presser-plate arranged above the other band or apron and over the rollers, and of two presserrollers, G and G', substantially as herein shown and described.

6. In a cider-mill, the combination, with two endless fabric bands or aprons, of a presser for pressing the pomace between the said bands, and of beaters for striking the bands after they have pressed the juice from the pomace, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. In a cider-mill, the combination, with two endless fabric bands or aprons, of rollers over which the bands pass, 4the shafts U and U, provided with wings d, and gearing or belting for revolving the said shafts to cause the wings to strike the said bands or aprons, substantially as herein shown and described.

8. In a cider-mill, the combination, with the grinding apparatus and two endless fabric bands or aprons passing over rollers, of the reciprocating presser-plate T, the connectingrod W, connecting the said presser-plate with the crank-shaft, the rollers H, arranged below the presser-plate, and of the presser-rollers G and G, substantially as herein shownl and described.

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9. In a cider-mill, the combina-tion, with means for operating all the said rollers and a hopper, B, grinding-roller C, and the endparts from the shaft of the grinding-rollers C, Io less bands or aprons K and E, passed over substantially as herein shown and deseribed. rollers, of a reciprocating presser-plate, T, the

5 rollers H below the presser-plate, the shafts ALPHEUS D' LAIR R and Q, carrying cams V, for pressing the Witnesses: presser-plate downward, the presser-rollers G JAS. C. FARIs,

and G', the beater-shafts U and U', and of J. M. PARIS. 

